To imtimidate is defined as to frighten someone or to make someone be in awe of you, especially if you do so in order to get what you want.
(verb)An example of intimidate is to act very tough to scare your enemies.
See intimidate in Webster's New World College Dictionary
transitive verb intimidated, intimidating
Origin: < ML intimidatus, pp. of intimidare, to make afraid < L in-, in + timidus, afraid, timid
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See intimidate in American Heritage Dictionary 4
transitive verb in·tim·i·dat·ed, in·tim·i·dat·ing, in·tim·i·dates
Origin:
Origin: Medieval Latin intimidāre, intimidāt-
Origin: : Latin in-, causative pref.; see in-2
Origin: + Latin timidus, timid; see timid
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